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Blackrock Muniyield Fund (Blackrock Muniyield Fund) Dividend Yield % : 4.91% (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Blackrock Muniyield Fund Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-04-25), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Blackrock Muniyield Fund is 4.91%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Blackrock Muniyield Fund's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

MYD' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.2   Med: 5.03   Max: 6.78
Current: 4.91

During the past 6 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Blackrock Muniyield Fund was 6.78%. The lowest was 4.20%. And the median was 5.03%.

MYD's Dividend Yield % is ranked worse than
57.53% of 1215 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 5.63 vs MYD: 4.91

Blackrock Muniyield Fund's Dividend Payout Ratio for the six months ended in Jan. 2024 was 0.70.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Blackrock Muniyield Fund Inc is 1.29, which seems too high.

During the past 6 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Blackrock Muniyield Fund was 1.65. The lowest was 0.26. And the median was 0.80.

As of today (2024-04-25), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Blackrock Muniyield Fund is 5.99%.

Blackrock Muniyield Fund's Dividends per Share for the six months ended in Jan. 2024 was $0.27.

During the past 12 months, Blackrock Muniyield Fund's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -14.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -11.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -8.20% per year.

During the past 6 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Blackrock Muniyield Fund was -3.60% per year. The lowest was -11.20% per year. And the median was -5.90% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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Blackrock Muniyield Fund Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Blackrock Muniyield Fund's Dividend Yield % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Blackrock Muniyield Fund Dividend Yield % Chart

Blackrock Muniyield Fund Annual Data
Trend Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Jul23
Dividend Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 5.10 5.52 4.60 5.69 4.65

Blackrock Muniyield Fund Semi-Annual Data
Oct17 Apr18 Oct18 Apr19 Oct19 Apr20 Oct20 Apr21 Oct21 Apr22 Jan23 Jul23 Jan24
Dividend Yield % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.66 5.69 5.15 4.65 4.43

Competitive Comparison of Blackrock Muniyield Fund's Dividend Yield %

For the Asset Management subindustry, Blackrock Muniyield Fund's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Blackrock Muniyield Fund's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Blackrock Muniyield Fund's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Blackrock Muniyield Fund's Dividend Yield % falls into.



Blackrock Muniyield Fund Dividend Yield % Calculation

Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

Blackrock Muniyield Fund Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.0532024-04-122024-04-152024-05-01Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0532024-03-142024-03-152024-04-01Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0532024-02-142024-02-152024-03-01Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0532024-01-112024-01-122024-02-01Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0532023-12-142023-12-152023-12-29Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0372023-11-142023-11-152023-12-01Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0372023-10-132023-10-162023-11-01Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0372023-09-142023-09-152023-10-02Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0372023-08-142023-08-152023-09-01Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0372023-07-132023-07-142023-07-31Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0372023-06-142023-06-152023-07-03Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0372023-05-122023-05-152023-06-01Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

Blackrock Muniyield Fund's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.524/10.52
=4.98 %

Current Share Price is $10.52.
Blackrock Muniyield Fund's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $0.524.

Blackrock Muniyield Fund's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.636/10.52
=6.05 %

Current Share Price is $10.52.
Blackrock Muniyield Fund's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as $0.053 * 12 = $0.636.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Blackrock Muniyield Fund  (NYSE:MYD) Dividend Yield % Explanation

Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.

Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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Blackrock Muniyield Fund (Blackrock Muniyield Fund) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE, USA, 19809
Blackrock Muniyield Fund Inc is a closed-end management investment company. The fund's objective is to provide shareholders with as high a level of current income exempt from U.S. federal income taxes as is consistent with its investment policies and prudent investment management. The company invests in Transportation, Health, Utilities, Education, Housing, and other sectors.
Executives
Arthur Philip Steinmetz director 50 HUDSON YARDS, NEW YORK NY 10001
Aaron David Wasserman officer: Chief Compliance Officer 50 HUDSON YARDS, NEW YORK NY 10001
Kristi Manidis Santiago other: Portfolio Manager 1 UNIVERSITY SQUARE DRIVE, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Christian Romaglino other: Portfolio Manager 55 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10055
Michael Kalinoski other: Portfolio Manager 800 SCUDDERS MILL ROAD, PLAINSBORO NJ 08536
Walter Oconnor other: Portfolio Manager 800 SCUDDERS MILL ROAD, PLAINSBORO NJ 08536
Phillip Soccio other: Portfolio Manager 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY, WILMINGTON DE 19809
Kevin Maloney other: Portfolio Manager 55 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10055
Lorenzo Flores director 2100 LOGIC DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95124
James Phillip Holloman director P.O. BOX 625737, 6800 CINTAS BOULEVARD, CINCINNATI OH 45262
Stayce D. Harris director 1999 S. BASCOM AVE., SUITE 700, CAMPBELL CA 95008
Trent Walker officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O PIMCO, 650 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Henry Gabbay director 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY, WILMINGTON DE 19809
Jaeckel Theodore R Jr officer: Portfolio Manager 800SCUDDERS MILL ROAD, PLAINSBORO NJ 08536
Robert W Fairbairn director 55 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10055